1. distance - Noun
2. distance - Verb
The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
Space between two antagonists in fencing.
The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
To place at a distance or remotely.
To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is easy to be brave from a safe distance. Aesop
Age, like distance lends a double charm. Oliver Herford
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. John Galsworthy
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. English Proverb
The big drum only sounds well from a distance. Persian Proverb
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured. Hindi Proverb